Get proof of COVID-19 vaccination

There are several ways to show proof of your vaccinations:

• a COVID-19 digital certificate, which shows proof of your COVID-19 vaccinations that you can add to a digital wallet
• an immunisation history statement, which can be printed or stored securely in your Express Plus Medicare app and lists your COVID-19 vaccinations and all other vaccinations
• an international COVID-19 vaccination certificate, which is especially  important if you want to travel overseas.

More information is available on the Services Australia website.

If you are eligible for Medicare

You can download your COVID-19 digital certificate and immunisation history statement using:

• your Medicare online account through myGov
• the Express Plus Medicare mobile app
• your My Health Record.

If you are not eligible for Medicare

You will need an Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI) to register your vaccinations online if you are not eligible for Medicare. 

If you don't already have an IHI, you can apply for one and link it using the Individual Healthcare Identifiers service (IHI service) through myGov.

To do this, sign in to myGov then:

1. Select Services or Link your first service.
2. Select Individual Healthcare Identifiers service and then follow the prompts.

For more information, visit the Services Australia website.

If you were vaccinated overseas

If you’ve received an approved vaccine while overseas, you can have it recorded on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).

It will then appear on your immunisation history statement. Services Australia can help you add approved overseas vaccinations to the AIR. 

Find out how to add your overseas COVID-19 vaccinations to the AIR.

You can no longer add COVID-19 proof of vaccination to the Service NSW app, so you’ll need to use one of the methods below.

Your digital wallet

You can add your COVID-19 digital certificate to a digital wallet. A digital wallet is an app on your mobile device that also stores information such as debit cards, tickets and boarding passes.

The Medicare app

Your immunisation history statement can be stored securely in your Express Plus Medicare app.

Printing a paper COVID-19 digital certificate

You can print your COVID-19 digital certificate or immunisation history statement at home to carry with you as proof of your vaccination status. 

You can print a copy by downloading a PDF using your Medicare online account through myGov or the Express Plus Medicare app.

If you can’t access proof of your COVID-19 vaccination online, you can:

• Ask your vaccination provider - such as your doctor or GP - to print your immunisation history statement or COVID-19 digital certificate for you
• Call the Australian Immunisation Register on 1800 653 809 between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. Ask them to send your immunisation history statement to you by mail.

If you need an interpreter, please call the Telephone Interpreter Service (TIS) on 131 450

If you’re unable to be vaccinated for COVID-19 because it may be harmful to you (known as a medical contraindication), you can get proof of your exemption.

First, your doctor will need to update your record on the Australian Immunisation Register to say you have a medical contraindication.

You can show proof of your medical contraindication with:

• a downloaded or printed copy of your COVID-19 digital certificate or immunisation history statement, or
• a NSW Health medical contraindication form completed by a registered medical practitioner (only valid in NSW).

Your digital certificate can display all the COVID-19 vaccine doses you’ve had, including booster doses. If you’ve saved your certificate in a digital wallet on your device, you’ll need to remove it first.

You can download your updated certificate using your Medicare online account through:

• your myGov account
• the Express Plus Medicare mobile app
• your My Health Record.

The ‘valid from’ date on your digital certificate is the date you received your last primary dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, not the date of your booster dose.

The Services Australia website has more information about updating your digital certificate.